Atonement
2007, Romance/Drama, 2h 3m
218 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Atonement features strong performances, brilliant cinematography, and a unique score. Featuring deft performances from James MacAvoy and Keira Knightley, it's a successful adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Robbie Turner
Cecilia Tallis
Briony - Age 18
Briony - Age 13
Grace Turner
Older Briony
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Critic Reviews for Atonement
All Critics (218) | Top Critics (64) | Fresh (182) | Rotten (36)
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It is an elegant and sophisticated film, one that never condescends or shirks from the complexity of the novel and its grand themes - war, love, sex, memory, betrayal, redemption - but it's also strangely unfeeling.
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February 14, 2012 | Rating: A- | Full Review… -
Joe Wright directs Atonement with an eye to framing each performance with spectacularly vivid images, including a genuinely breathtaking tracking shot on the bloody, wreckage-strewn beach at Dunkirk.
October 18, 2008 | Full Review… -
Atonement is a film out of balance, nimble enough in its first half but oddly scattered and ungainly once it leaves the grounds of the Tallis estate.
September 22, 2008 | Full Review… -
[U]ltimately, the movie amounts to rolling lawns, lovely costumes, and characters that simply fail to resonate.
May 1, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Sweeping, showy, and stiff, Joe Wright's adaptation of Ian McEwan's pedigreed bestseller traffics in florid staging and callow emotions.
January 29, 2008 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Atonement
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Sep 27, 2015Take away the acclaim and Atonement works fine as a drama. The film looks as good as the actors. The various situations are somewhat interesting, but the film never comes together or feels completed at the end. The war scenes do almost nothing for the story, which seems to have no main character. But overall, Atonement is fine, I just didn't find it to merit any awards.Robert B Super Reviewer
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Jan 07, 2014A romance drama that shifts from joy to chaos thanks to a misunderstanding from a little girl, told in a unique musical score of typewriting sounds. It'll leave you pitiful towards all three main characters.Max G Super Reviewer
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Jun 18, 2013Made me feel horribly sad, and a bit nauseous.vieras e Super Reviewer
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Jan 11, 2013Joe Wright's 'Atonement' has a lot of positive things going for it, but none more brilliant and substantial than the film's cinematography and visuals. This includes, but is not limited to, a 5 minute tracking shot that never cuts away. It's pure, unadulterated filmmaking that we see less and less of. Not only filled with magnificent visuals, but each of the three leads fills their roles with great intensity and pathos, really creating something out of nothing when it comes to the script. The story feels a little blown out of proportion and the pace a little slow at times, but Wright makes sure it doesn't disappoint his audience. 'Atonement' does not have an astonishingly great story to tell, but its technical brilliance cannot be denied.Kase V Super Reviewer
Atonement Quotes
| Robbie Turner: | "You'd be forgiven for thinking me mad - wandering into your house barefoot, or snapping your antique vase. The truth is, I feel rather light-headed and foolish in your presence, Cee, and I don't think I can blame the heat. Will you forgive me? Robbie." |
| Robbie Turner: | You'd be forgiven for thinking me mad - wandering into your house barefoot, or snapping your antique vase. The truth is, I feel rather light-headed and foolish in your presence, Cee, and I don't think I can blame the heat. Will you forgive me? Robbie. |
| Briony Taliis aged 13: | "Yes, I saw him. I saw him with my own eyes." |
| Briony Taliis aged 13: | Yes, I saw him. I saw him with my own eyes. |
| Robbie Turner: | (To Briony) I'm torn between breaking your neck and throwing you down the stairs. |
| Robbie Turner: | [to Briony] I'm torn between breaking your neck and throwing you down the stairs. |
| Tommy Nettle: | Cheerio, pal. |
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